Scandal (tv program)

A part of me can’t believe that season four of “Scandal” has really ended. It had its highs (“The Lawn Chair,” Olivia’s subsequent takedown of the police chief in “I’m Just a Bill,” Susan Ross) and its lows (Olivia’s kidnapping), but it still feels like it flew by.

Jake is not dead. He's only mostly dead. So now, we get to watch OPA completely bungle their plan to see to his recovery. Quinn gets to work early and finds Jake on the coffee table, full of stab wounds.
Naturally, she thinks that he's dead and calls...

Diversity sells.
That's the takeaway from the 2014-2015 network TV season. And as a result, primetime network television, the largest stage in American popular culture, is never going to be as white again.
From "Empire" on Fox to "How to Get Away with...

Before “Scandal” returns from its two-month hiatus tonight at 9 on ABC, TV Lust recapper Lauren McEwen wrote a refresher to get you ready for tonight’s episode, “Run”:
After receiving news about Harrison’s death from Quinn, Olivia and Jake begrudgingly...

Olivia Pope is over her parents. Like, totally done. After their plan to capture Rowan went south, Fitz, Liv and Jake search all of his hideouts.
In the process, they find Maya Pope/Marie Wallace in the B613 torture hole. (Side note: After months in...

Fitz has been calling Olivia every night, trying to figure out just what "hope" means when it comes to their relationship.
But she refuses to talk to him about it until he gives her a full report on Jake’s conditions at the prison (i.e.: Is he being...

Maryland-made "House of Cards" was one of several entertainment series to win a Peabody Award Wednesday.
"By releasing an entire season of episodes at once, Netflix took binge viewing to a new level and obliterated the idea that a hit TV show needs a...

First off, wow. These past couple episodes have really been the best from this half of the season.
At first, we were kind of meandering in Olitz drama, and it was getting kind of stale, because most of us kinda hate Fitz and hate Olivia when she was with...

The adrenaline ante has been so upped on episodic dramas as to somewhat devalue the "shocker" label. So credit the producers of "The Good Wife" with delivering a genuine jolt in Sunday's episode, precisely because the CBS series doesn't rely on...

One thought kept crossing my mind and timeline last night: "Jake really is Command."
We start off the episode with a chopped monologue from Jake about what it means to be Command, and how it requires you to have no ties and no family. This is going to be...

So here’s the thing: "Scandal” won’t be returning until Feb. 27. The news came out that they were cutting the season short a few episodes -- most likely due to Kerry Washington’s pregnancy (CONGRATS!). But that doesn’t change the fact that fans are not...

When I checked the episode guide and saw that last night’s episode was titled “YOLO,” I knew that things were going to get insane. And they did, quickly.
Huck’s in full-on torture mode. He’s got a naked Quinn on the floor, tied up with duct tape, and...

It really is the most wonderful time of the year: check your guest list twice, deck your halls and prepare to celebrate straight through to the New Year.
Whatever your holiday traditions — Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas — it's the season for...

A couple of disturbing images are floating around in my head after last night’s episode, but before we get into all of that, let’s pick up at last week’s cliffhanger.
Olivia’s mom is alive, which isn’t the biggest surprise in the history of this show....

If you don't think TV is in the midst of revolutionary change, go to Amazon.com this weekend and instead of buying a book or baby food, take a look at the online giant's original production of "Alpha House."
It's a political satire written and produced...

Always a team player, Mellie is in the middle of shooting a behind-the-scenes look at the East Wing, to rehab her image. Basically, she has to drone on about curating the White House’s art, etc, poor thing.
Flashback to 15 years ago in Santa Barbara....

Olivia’s life isn’t finished imploding, which is both entertaining and frustrating to watch. I think half of the joy of watching “Scandal” is being able to route for Olivia as she ruthlessly ensures the best outcome for her client. Even though her moral...

A gaffe about his opponent's race, allegations that he is the backseat driver from hell and, most recently, an indelible photograph of him in the middle of a wild party of teenagers — is Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler having the worst run...

We pick things up at Olivia’s, where a disappointed Jake is packing up to go home. Olivia’s safer if he’s not there. She says Fitz will protect her, but Jake scoffs. Her father is Command and Fitz can’t defend her, because he doesn’t even know who her...

I’m going to begin by saying that I was not sure about this episode from the preview. Hostage situation? It’s been done so many times that I feared that we may be getting the first predictable episode of “Scandal” ever.
Thankfully, I was wrong.
Jake...